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Igbo and Cantonese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Nigeria
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
12
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Nigeria
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
1.9 Similar To
Not Available
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
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Igbo vs Cantonese Countries

Comparing Igbo vs Cantonese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Igbo and Cantonese languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Igbo is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

Find if Igbo and Cantonese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Igbo and Cantonese speaking countries will give you the presence of Igbo and Cantonese languages in different countries. Along with Igbo vs Cantonese countries, you can also compare Igbo vs Cantonese.

Igbo and Cantonese as Minority Language

In Igbo and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Igbo and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

If you want to compare Igbo and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Igbo vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Igbo and Cantonese Regulators

Igbo and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Igbo and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture regulates Igbo language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Igbo and Cantonese Language History.

Igbo and Cantonese Continents

Thinking about Igbo and Cantonese continents in which Igbo and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Igbo and Cantonese. Most of the Igbo speaking countries lie in Africa. While Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Igbo and Cantonese languages:

Igbo Interesting Facts:

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

The Igbo language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Igbo language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.